"In A Galaxy Far Far Away" something is brewing, and that is another new game for me called Star Wars: Legion by Fantasy Flight Games / Atomic Mass Games.
Star Wars: Legion came out roughly about four years ago, and of course the interest was there because hey, it's Star Wars, but at the time of launch it was just Empire and Rebels for models and we already had a lot of models for Warhammer 40,000.
We fast forward four years and Star Wars Legion has really increased the amount of models in the game and expanded it's Factions. Then not long ago Atomic Mass Games revealed a sneak peek of "Baby Yoda"... I want it.....
Back in my first post of the year, "What's in store for 2022!", I had said "NONE" for new games this year, and boy was I way wrong. I had listed to sticking to three games in 2022, Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game, Warhammer 40,000 and X-Wing, but with the main concentration on Warhammer 40,000. Since coming back from the Las Vegas Open in January, it has mainly been Marvel Crisis Protocol and now Star Wars Legion.
So I am getting into Star Wars Legion....the plan is to still concentrate on Marvel Crisis Protocol, I love how the games are played in 90 minutes, I like the low model count, and when I paint each model, I feel a sense of accomplishment when I finish, since each model is unique and not an assembly line Unit.
The goal (my goal) with Star Wars Legion is to mainly play at the 'Skirmish' level which is 500 points and games should be played in around 90 minutes (just like Marvel Crisis Protocol), with the occasional 'Regular' game of 800 points.
With me being me, I jumped right into the game with both feet and purchased me a Skirmish level Galactic Empire army. I decided on Galactic Empire because I like the character 'Boba Fett' and the future 'Mandalorian' will also be part of the Galactic Empire. I actually purchased enough models to be able to play 800 points in the Las Vegas Open 2023 Narrative Event (Unconditional Warfare).
Here is what I got to get going with Star Wars Legion.
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| The new Essentials Kit |
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| Core Set (for the cards and additional models) |
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| Operative Darth Vader |
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| Imperial Officer |
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| Stormtroopers x2 |
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| Stormtroopers Upgrade x2 |
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| Scout Troopers |
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| Shoretroopers (for a Specialist Team) |
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| AT-ST for a Heavy role |
The plan will be to have 500 points Skirmish level assembled for next weekend (July 9th) and spend the day walking through the learn to play rules and see how the game is played.
Stay Tuned.
